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FRIDAY OCTOBER 10, 2014 Battle of taxmen as KRA host URA SPORTS BRIEFS FOOTBALL: Nyayo stadium will tomorrow host a battle between neighbouring taxmen as Kenya Revenue Authority hosts their Ugandan counterparts as the KRA commences its annual celebrations of taxpayers. KRA, playing in the top-tier of Kenyan football for the first time, lie 11th on the log, while URA is seasoned in the Ugandan Super League. URA is the obvious favourite against the Kenyan taxmen, who are on a bad run in the second leg of Kenyan Premier League. The annual celebrations will culminate in the president honouring top taxpayers late next week. -JAMES MAGAYI Record entries for Orange Trophy FOOTBALL: Pharaohs seek Afcon qualifiers redemption as Bulgaria face Croatia in Euros Pg31 The one stop sports shop... Putting on brave face GOLF: The Orange Kenya Golf Trophy tees off this morning at the Muthaiga Golf Club, with a bumper entry of more than 200 golfers. Defending champion Humphrey Maina will be among the field, which Orange Kenya CEO Vincent Lobry says the company is pleased to be part of, that will also include four of the best junior golf players under the Junior Golf Foundation. “We already have a firm presence in the country’s and continent’s hockey scene through the Orange Ladies Hockey team and we have continued to support our Athletics field star Julius Yego, who is now the pride of the country after winning Kenya’s first Gold medal in a field event at the last Commonwealth Games,” said Lobry. There will be a holein-one charity shoot-out over the lake on the 13th hole, with proceeds, added to those from an auction for holiday vouchers going to help boost JGF’s initiatives of developing golf amongst Kenyan junior players. -BARRY SILAH Ndalat Gaa cross set for tomorrow Gold Coast 7’s Fixtures (tomorrow) Kenya vs America Samoa (4.40am) Wales vs Kenya (8.01am) South Africa vs Kenya (11.17am) by James Magayi @Magayijim ATHLETICS: The sixth Ndalat Gaa cross country takes place tomorrow in Nandi County with a host of elite athletes expected to participate. Asbel Kiprop, Eunice sum, Rita Jeptoo, Priscah Jeptoo and Consenslus Kipruto, are some of the stars that have confirmed they will grace the annual event that will be flagged off by First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. “Last year there were 3,090 athletes who participated, making it the biggest cross-country meet in East and Central Africa. This year we are expecting over 3,500 participants,” said Abraham Mutai, regional AK chairman, Central Rift. The race will also bring together athletes from Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, Qatar, Bahrain and Gambia, with last year’s winner Joyce Jepkirui battling it out against Faith Jepng’etich, Prisca Jeptoo. The men’s contest will feature Matthew Kisorio, returning from a two-year ban for doping. -TIMOTHY SIMWA The national Sevens Rugby team embarks on the 2014 HSBC IRB series tomorrow in Gold Coast, Australia against America Samoa, Wales and South Africa without renegade first team stars, who opted out due to contractual disputes with Kenya Rugby Union. The 12-man team comprises five rookies looking forward to their debuts in the IRB series. Another four of the squad members boast IRB experience but have previously struggled to hold regular positions in the team leaving KCB duo Andrew Amonde and Fabian Olando as the only experienced players in the team. Kenya plays the first match against minnows America Samoa at 4.40am tomorrow, then take on wales at 8.01am. The opening fixture is odds- on for Kenya and should provide the team with needed impetus to take on the tougher teams in the pool. Coach Paul Treu then leads his charges against his former side in the form of South Africa at 11.17am, a match that offers scant hopes going by the past outcomes. Among the five debutants are KCB’s Jacob Ojee, who was voted most valuable player in the 2014 Safaricom series, and Strathmore Leo’s teenage sensation —Alex Olaba, who featured for ‘Chipu’ in the World Youth Games in Nanjing, China. Lanky KCB workhorse Oliver Mang’eni and Homeboyz duo Bush Mwale and Michael Wanjala complete the rookie roster, hoping to fill the big boots of the sulking stars left out of the team. Nakuru’s Martin Owila, a late inclusion as a result of the unfortunate injury to Cyprian Kuto, Davies Chenge of Western Bulls and Lunch Bar Quins’ Max Theuri offer optimism in a team deemed feeble the inclusion Homebo Mugaisi, surely be put to test in his homeland. Stakes ar holders as ev the perfor in Gold C On the KRU will gamble on off. But on the lash awaits the union for not sorting t with 18 s are tried and tested in the IRB series Sevens team: Andrew Amonde Bush Mwale Fabian Olando Oliver Mang’eni Martin Owila Davies Chenge Max Theuri Michael Wanjala Agustine Lugonzo Jacob Ojee Leonard Mugaisi Alex Olaba. Sevens Rugby national team debutant Oliver Mang’eny hopes his colleagues can draw inspiration from the experience of skipper Andrew Amonde (right) during the season-opening Gold Coast Sevens that kicks off tomorrow. INSET: Kenya coach Paul Treu has to do without his regulars, who are on strike over a contracts stalemate with Kenya Rugby Union. PHOTOS: JAMES MAGAYI KRU and coach Treu optimistic of season-opening performance despite absence of seasoned stars as Gold Coast Sevens takes off